The frontier that stopped moving
1.[2p] In what year were Varus and his three legions destroyed in the Teutoburg forest?
In what year were Varus and his three legions destroyed in the Teutoburg forest?
2.[3p] How do we know the Kalkriese site belongs to the Varus disaster rather than a later campaign?
How do we know the Kalkriese site belongs to the Varus disaster rather than a later campaign?
The answer is: No coin recovered there is later than the issues Varus countermarked
The answer is: No coin recovered there is later than the issues Varus countermarked
The answer is: No coin recovered there is later than the issues Varus countermarked
3.[3p] Criton's Dacian figure, as transmitted, is 5,000,000 Roman pounds of gold at 42 aurei to the pound. In billions of sesterces, what does that come to?
Criton's Dacian figure, as transmitted, is 5,000,000 Roman pounds of gold at 42 aurei to the pound. In billions of sesterces, what does that come to?
4.[2p] Why is that figure rejected?
Why is that figure rejected?
The answer is: It is twenty-six years of the entire revenue of the empire
The answer is: It is twenty-six years of the entire revenue of the empire
The answer is: It is twenty-six years of the entire revenue of the empire
5.[3p] Strabo's argument against occupying Britain was that
Strabo's argument against occupying Britain was that
The answer is: the garrison would cost more than the tribute would yield
The answer is: the garrison would cost more than the tribute would yield
The answer is: the garrison would cost more than the tribute would yield
6.[3p] On that rule, why was Germany beyond the Rhine not worth taking?
On that rule, why was Germany beyond the Rhine not worth taking?
Select all that apply
The answer is: No cities to assess and collect through, No settled tradition of paying tax to anyone, Difficult terrain and a dispersed population, so a permanent garrison
7.[3p] Hadrian's Wall ran 117.5 km with a garrison of about 10,000 men. How many men to the kilometre, to the nearest whole number?
Hadrian's Wall ran 117.5 km with a garrison of about 10,000 men. How many men to the kilometre, to the nearest whole number?
8.[3p] Match each feature of Hadrian's Wall to what it suggests.
Match each feature of Hadrian's Wall to what it suggests.
a gate at every milecastle
a road running behind it
visibility over long distances
moving men along the frontier rather than outward
control and taxing of traffic, not exclusion
a statement about where Roman rule began
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a gate at every milecastle: control and taxing of traffic, not exclusion a road running behind it: moving men along the frontier rather than outward visibility over long distances: a statement about where Roman rule began
9.[3p] What did a state that stopped conquering lose?
What did a state that stopped conquering lose?
Select all that apply
The answer is: Irregular income from plunder and indemnities, The main supply of newly enslaved people, The standard proof that a ruler deserved his position